Download files
Complete book:
Individual page:
Thumbnail gallery: Grid view | List view
APPROACH of SUMMER.
MY M-andering fancy returned from the
pui-fuit of vlfions, as the enlightened
v.iie proclaimed the approach of the fun. I
ibrted from the inadlve couch of repofe. The
cryftal dew trembled upon the bofom of the
yielding grafs along the reclinmg furface of
the pregnant plain. The fweet voice of the
pipe faluted my ear, and the aged rocks re-
turned their approbation of^ the harmonious
notes.
The
f Tliij poem was compofcd by a ge ntleman of univer-
fal knowledge, ab^uc fort/ years ago He attempted, in o-
ther compofiaons, to introduce tlic beauties of the Greek
and Roman pncts into the Galic language. But, as he
entered too warmly into the poiicical controvcrfy of his
time, his works, in general, muft be excluded from a
tranflation. The reader, from this Ipfcimcn, however
will readily perceive the fopcriority of native genius,
unaffiftcd by any other quaHfication. over the felf-fuffi-
cicnt knowledge of literature, and the little ecnbslliih-
menls of art.
MY M-andering fancy returned from the
pui-fuit of vlfions, as the enlightened
v.iie proclaimed the approach of the fun. I
ibrted from the inadlve couch of repofe. The
cryftal dew trembled upon the bofom of the
yielding grafs along the reclinmg furface of
the pregnant plain. The fweet voice of the
pipe faluted my ear, and the aged rocks re-
turned their approbation of^ the harmonious
notes.
The
f Tliij poem was compofcd by a ge ntleman of univer-
fal knowledge, ab^uc fort/ years ago He attempted, in o-
ther compofiaons, to introduce tlic beauties of the Greek
and Roman pncts into the Galic language. But, as he
entered too warmly into the poiicical controvcrfy of his
time, his works, in general, muft be excluded from a
tranflation. The reader, from this Ipfcimcn, however
will readily perceive the fopcriority of native genius,
unaffiftcd by any other quaHfication. over the felf-fuffi-
cicnt knowledge of literature, and the little ecnbslliih-
menls of art.
Set display mode to: Large image | Transcription
Images and transcriptions on this page, including medium image downloads, may be used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise stated. 
| Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Works of the Caledonian bards > (191) |
|---|
| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/82481876 |
|---|
| Description | Translated from the Galic, / by John Clark, F.S.A. Scot. Translator (author?) named in second edition: John Clark. Purports to be translations from the Gaelic but may be original. cf. Dict. nat. biog. (Clark, John, d. 1807). Preface. -- Introduction to the translations. -- Morduth, an antient heroic poem [by Douthah] -- The Chief of Scarlaw. -- The Chief of Feyglen. -- The cave of Creyla. -- Colmala and Orwi. -- The old bard's wish. -- Duchoil's elegy. -- Sulvina's elegy. -- Oran-Molla. -- The words of woe. -- The approach of summer. -- The antient chief [by Callum Ruadh]. |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | Cam.1.g.11 |
| Additional NLS resources: | |
| Attribution and copyright: |
|
More information
|
|
| Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
|---|
| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
|---|